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National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
Yerba Buena High School in San Jose (California) has implemented a school-based, interagency team approach for delivery of a variety of social services to students, their families, and community members. In the early 1970s the school secured a grant, hired a "crisis counselor," and set up a 24-hour hotline staffed by professionals and volunteers.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems, Program Descriptions
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1979
Networking among youth service and juvenile justice agencies can help coordinate their functions and increase mutual cooperation and communication, with the goal of maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of services. This bulletin describes three such networks and their planning and implementation. (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delinquency Prevention, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Goetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1993
This double-number newsletter issue makes the case for collaborations between families, schools, and communities as a stronger force for educating and enriching the lives of our children. It also highlights places where such partnerships are working. The newsletter includes the following articles (1) "Family Support and School-Linked…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Family Programs, Institutional Cooperation
Garry, Eileen M.; And Others – Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 1996
Truancy is a major problem in the United States that can have negative effects on the futures of young people. Truancy may lead to dropping out of school; may be a precursor to delinquent and criminal activity; and places students at higher risk of being drawn into behaviors involving drugs, alcohol, or violence. Furthermore, truancy has high…
Descriptors: Attendance, Delinquency, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
Silvern, Joan, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1991
This newsletter issue focuses on strategies for program workers to help enhance family support. The newsletter includes the following articles: (1) "'But What Should I Way?': Five Principles To Help Families Deal with Television"; (2) "Shaping the Future--How to Build Partnerships with Local Community Foundations"; (3)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Change Strategies, Community Programs, Coping
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington, 1982
Drawing on studies by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) and other federal and state organizations, this document summarizes information and findings on six federal block grant programs involving social services, low-income home energy assistance, mental health, community services, maternal and child health, and preventive health. It also…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal State Relationship
Goetz, Kathy, Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1994
This double issue of the journal "Report" focuses on the collaboration among seven social service systems that support and serve children and families. Each of the sections discusses one of the seven systems, presents an overview essay, and profiles programs that execute the service. The first section, on education, emphasizes linkages…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blacks, Child Welfare, Community Involvement
Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 2002
"Zero to Three is a single focus bulletin of the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families providing insight from multiple disciplines on the development of infants, toddlers, and their families. Noting that sometimes practice needs to be "translated" into research, as with understanding the phenomenon of paraprofessional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Breastfeeding, Child Care, Early Parenthood
Carnegie Quarterly, 1988
This document provides a detailed synopsis of the book "Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage" (L. B. Schorr). Specific kinds of intervention programs can alter the stunting conditions in which many poor children are raised. It is not necessary to change everything in order to make a difference, and policymakers do not need to wait…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Books, Child Welfare
Laman, Jennifer – State Legislative Report, 1994
This report describes the relationship between comprehensive prenatal care services and healthy babies, and examines the inclusion of social support services with medical care for women at-risk of problem pregnancies and unhealthy babies. The report notes that the United States trails many countries in indicators of maternal and child health. In…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Early Parenthood, Health Education
Fenichel, Emily, Ed. – Zero to Three, 1996
The six articles in this newsletter theme issue focus on three successful infant/family organizations serving families with young children either at risk for a disability or having a disability: Southwest Human Development (Phoenix, Arizona); The Ounce of Prevention Fund (Chicago, Illinois); and New Horizons Center for Children and Families of…
Descriptors: Agencies, At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Early Intervention